Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-05-27

for thirteen bOurs. developing o,0oo morse
power The cruisers Boston and Chicago
are done but not fnlly armed yet. Work
is going on finely on number of other
war vessels and it will not be long until
the country will again possess navy.
THE Guilford Miller letter of the presI-
dent which doubtless brought out the
recent action of the secretary of the in
terror will result in restoring to the pub
lie domain and open to settlers over
25,OO0,0OO acres of land. Grover brought
down a fine lot of game with that shot.
1t is right amusing, though, to observe
the grunsing, squirming excuses of the
republican newspaper correspondents at
Washington. II was not supposed that
this good work would be satisfactory to
the Tribunes and the Milwaukee Sentinel.
1t is consoIing, however, TO know that the
country can get along just as well when
these organs are unhappy as it can when
they are happy.
SECRETARY LAMAR announces his pur-
pose to open to settlers all the lands here
tofore withdrawn from settlement for all
the railway corporations in the country.
This will compel all railways that want
more land TO show title, select them and
pay taxes as other people do. An order
has already been Issued covering about
25,0O0,0OO acres of the so-called indem
nifty lands and the secretary says that
without delay all other indemnity lands
will be opened to settlement. This action
by the secretary was doubtless brought
about by the presidents letter and it will
rejoice the hearts of tens of thousands
of pioneer settlers all over the vest.
REPUBLICAN newspapers cannot under
stand this administration. They are
hardly over the amazement at one clap
of reform thunder when another strikes
them. Beginning away back when the
cattle kings were fired from the Indian
territory, followed by Whitneys smash
ing tho old navy ring and the postmas
ter-general's upsetting the Pacific mail
jobs and the army's raid upon the fences
around public lands, on down through
two hundred and thirty vetoes to Lamar's
order opening twenty five millions
acres of land To settlers that
had been held fol twenty years
for the benefit of railway cor
porations, and tho order of the
secretary of the treasury abolishing
third of tho internal revenue offices, and
still the reform axe cats keenly. Repub-
lcan newspapers don't have time to find
point to criticise until another surprise
oyertakcs them. Just how these party
organs arc at n loss TO explain away, or
even understand tho consolidation of the
revenue Offices. On two occasions the re-
publican party tried to do this necessary
work, but both times the Office holders
batlled the administration and the bottom
fell ous of the proposed reform.
THE SHERMAN BOOM.
Madison Democrat
John Sherman has regular campaign
bureau organized at Washington and is
booming his boom for all there is in it,
John has two strings to work. One is to
show that Blaine is not the man and the
other to show that John Sherman is the
man. The protection hobby is a poor
horse because Blaine rode that old nag
well groOmed in 1884 and 1t didn't "get
there.' AZ present Johns bureau is en-
-. II, .t M
confidence of the business and CONNER
cial interests of the country but that he
(Johnl has. On this want of confidence
in Blaine, John proposes to
base his claims to the cleo
toral yotes OF the northern republican
state. The,Sherman boomers assert that
Sherman IL many thousands of votes
stronger III New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut than Blaine, that the bust
noss and commercial interests of these
statos have confidence in Sherman, but
nono IN Blaine. Ono of the Sheman
boomers and II republican congressman
fired of his mouth in the following fash
on Blaine's strength with
Irish Americans lie said, Blaine's
friends build largely upon his strength
with the Irish vote. There is no doubt
that Mr.. Blaine has large following of
Irish American. but let us look back at
the events of November, 1881, and i'm
proyo the lesson Brother Burchard's
loose tonguo gave utterauce to a sense
less Alternative remark concerning Rum,
Romanism and Rebellion and forth
with in single hour, perhaps
MIR Blsine's predominance with the
lrish.American vote melted away like ice
exposed to the summer sun, and he was
deserted ON all sides and punished touch
ing matter for which he was in nowise
amenable to censure or should have been
held responsible. The stampeding of
this vote gave New York TO the democracy
and elected Mr., Cleveland. If Mr.. Blaine
could not hold this vote in 1854, and it
scattered like drove of Texas cattle
upon the rustling of this petty Burchard
leaf, how can he control it in 1883? The
remain steadfast to their party and vote
for its presidential nominee
From this it would appear that John
does not want any of this vote. In the
next breath the same congressman talks
gltbly about the Importance of the bust
ness and commercial interests and of
how wonderfully much more acceptable
to these interests Sherman Is than Plaine
is or can be. Hear him:
1T is common saying among certain
republican leaders that Mr.. Blaine is the
only presidential candidate who ejoys Il
tap root running out to the people,
MIR, Blaine undoubtedly enjoys enthusias.
tic admirers but he has no 'tap,root' which
runs out to ana connects Nwith business
men, and that Is exactly where Mr.. Gle
lands great strength lies. Say what we
may, New York holds the balance of po-
litical power, and we believe that John
sherman is many thousand votes strong
er in that state than Mr.. Blaine can pos
sibly hope TO be. He can carry every
eastern and middle state carried by